Stobch and hyman gellman



S. STORCH AND H. GELLMAN.

SAFETY KE Y HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MN. 6. Isl!) Patented May 20,1919.

. SAMUEL STORCH AND HYMAN GELLMAN, OF NjEW YORK, N. Y.

- SAFETY KEY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Application filed January 6. 1919. SeriaINo. 269,736.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL SToRoH, and thatI, 'HYMAN GELLMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at New Yorkcity, in the county and State of New York, have invented jointly certainnew and useful Improvements in Safety Key-Holders, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact specification.

vWVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1, is a sectional view of a safety key holderconstructed in accordance with this invention, said view being taken online 1-1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2, is a plan view of same showing how a key ring is held in same.

Fig. 3, is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4, is a plan view of same showing a key ring supported in same.

Fig. 5, is afragmental portion of the lower return bend of Figs. 1 and3, showing the cut out portion through which the locking member passesand rests.

Fig. 6, is an elevation or face view of the locking member and Fig. 7,is a side view of same in elevation.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, in which are illustrated the preferredembodiments of the invention, 1, designates a key ring,

mounted in the jaw of the upper return bend or snap fastener and holder2, and

which is also equipped with a flat steel spring piece '3, which passesthrough an aperture 4, in the body portion of the device as shown, andcontinues along the under side of said body portion to the lower returnbend 5, of same, then conforms to inside curve of said bend,'and ends ata convenient distance therefrom, substantially as shown at 6, Fig.1, andwhere it will serve for another purpose hereinafter explained. To insurea proper retention of said spring 3, same is held into a proper andpro-determined position .as shown by suitable rivets 7 and 8, and whichrivets facilitate the objects obtained therefrom. lVhen not in service,the lower portion or return 9, of

said spring piece "3, lies against the return portion of 5, of thebodyportion 10, as shown in'Fig. 1. "In this lower return bend there isan aperture 11, and at a suitable distance depressions 12, 13, Fig. 4,are made on the inner edges of the aperture 11, sufliciently deep toreceive and support the trunnions 14, 15 of the locking member 16, shownin Figs. 6 and 7.

In operation a key ring 1, such for instance as is shown in Figs. 2, 3and 4, is pressed against spring 3, which yields inwardly for itsadmittance into the upper jaw as shown, and closes for its securityinstantly, and moreover insures the retention of a key ring, or a keyring and its contents, from dislodgment, then the return end portion 50,as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, is placed over the edge of a garment and thelocking member shown throughout the several views is pressed into theposition shown in Fig. 3. This causes the lower return end 6 of spring3, to comply with the position shown in Fig. 3, and to securely bind orgrip the goods which it engages, and which assures safety and moreoverassures as is above stated, a safety key holder.

It will be understood that we make no claim upon the locking member 16,or the depressions 12 in which the trunnions. l4 and 15 rest, and it isnot thought necessary beyond the drawings to more specifically point outits operation.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a safety keyholder, the combination with a rigid strip having its end portions bentin opposite directions to overlap oppoa key ring,

. diate portion of the strip, of a spring site surfaces of theintermediate portion the strip, there being a slot in said intermestriphaving its intermediate portion secured to the intermediate portion ofthe rigid strip, one end portion of the spring strip extending-throughsaid slot and cooperating With one bent end portion of the rigid stripto form a sna hook for holding a key ring, the other end portion of thespring strip conforming to the other bent end portion of the rigidstrip, and means carried by said last mentioned end portion of the rigidstrip for actuating said last mentioned end portion of the spring stripto form a garment clasp between it and the intermediate portions of saidstrips.

2. In a safety key holder, the combination with a rigid strip having itsend portions bent in opposite directions to overlap the oppositesurfaces of the intermediate portion of the strip, of a spring tonguesecured to said intermediate portion of the strip and cooperating withone bent end portion of the same to form a snap hook for holding aspring member also secured to the intermediate portion of the strip andconforming to the other bent end portion of the strip on the inner facethereof, and

means carried by said last mentioned end r portion of the strip foractuating said. spring member to form a garment clasp between it and theintermediate portion of the strip.

3. In a safety key holder, the combination with a rigid strip having itsend portions bent in opposite directions to overlap the intermediateportion of the strip, of a spring strip having its intermediate portionsecured to the intermediate portion of the rigid strip, one end portionof the spring strip cooperating with one bent end portion of the'rigidstrip to form a snap hook for holding a key ring, the other end portionof the spring strip conforming to the other bent end portion of therigid strip, and means carried by said last mentioned end portion of therigid strip for actuating said last mentioned end portion of the springstrip to form a garment clasp between it and the intermediate portionsof said strips.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

SAMUEL STORCH. HYMAN GELLMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

